The Wanting Of You

artist : melissa etheridge title : the wanting of you album : fearless love words & music by melissa etheridge Intro A D A she’s got her sweet children F#m A she’s got her house she’s got some land C#m her earthly possessions D she’s got a ring upon her hand F#m she tried to be a good girl Bm she tried to make everything right Bm/E she tried to kill the voices E that haunt her each and every night A Chorus : she looks up to heaven D and wonders why love is so cruel A she loves him won’t hurt him D A D can’t stop the wanting of you ohh A she married in high school F#m oldest was well upon her way A C#m but that wild night - chicago D it left a mark she can’t erase F#m a phase you’ll just get over Bm that’s what her friends have always said Bm/E you dip your toes in water E she’s in way over her head A Chorus : she looks up to heaven D and wonders why love is so cruel A she loves him won’t hurt him D F#m can’t stop the wanting of you D F#m D ohh ohh ohh ohhhh F#m D keeping her desire paralyzed F#m D she catches in the corner of her eyes Bm F#m tank top , smooth skin , soft lips , tanned thighs Bm D - C#m - Bm - A - Bm - C#m - E how the hell’s this ache ever gonna die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D and we make our choices F#m doing what we think is good Bm we deny our own dreams Dsus ’cause we think we’ve been told we should D we think we’ve been told we should A she looks up to heaven D and wonders why love is so cruel A she loves him won’t hurt him D can’t stop the wanting of you A she looks up to heaven D and wonders why love is so cruel A she loves him won’t hurt him D A D can’t stop the wanting of you . . . . . . . . . . A oh oh oh ohhhhh D A D she can’t stop , she can’t stop the wanting of you . . . . . . . . . . A oh oh oh ohhhhh D A she can’t stop the wanting , the wanting of you chords used : A = x02220 D = xx0232 or x5777 x F#m = 244222 C#m = 445664 Bm = 224432 Bm/E = 024432 E = 022100 Dsus = xx0230 _____________________________________________________________________ submitted by vixen79